抱っこ
だっこ · dakko · JLPT N1 · noun
hug
抱く (daku: hold in arms) + っこ (cute suffix) = a child's hug, arms-held cuddle
Dakko comes from 抱く (daku, to hold in your arms) plus the diminutive suffix っこ. It is mostly used for small children being lifted and held by a parent.
抱 — hand radical 扌 + wrap 包
A semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 gives the meaning, indicating an action done with the hands, while 包 ('wrap, bundle') supplies the sound 'bāo/bào' and hints at enclosing. Together they depict wrapping something in the arms — to hold, embrace, or carry.